Defending champion Rafael Nadal heads into his first Australian Open match undercooked and with only one win since the US Open in September.
MELBOURNE, Australia – An upbeat Rafael Nadal has shrugged off his warm-up defeats ahead of the Australian Open as “just part of the business” and declared himself in a happy place ahead of his title defense.
“That’s the real thing. But for the rest of the things that I am building to be ready for a tournament like this one, I feel quite ready.” Nadal arrived at Melbourne Park last year in a funk after a serious foot injury but ended up winning his second Australian Open crown by beating Russian Daniil Medvedev in a classic final.
Last year’s French Open winner, Nadal won two of the four Grand Slams, with fellow great Novak Djokovic winning Wimbledon.
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